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Synonyms for patriarch
ˈpeɪ triˌɑrkpa·tri·arch
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Princeton's WordNet
patriarchnoun
title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
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paterfamiliaspatriarch, paterfamiliasnoun
the male head of family or tribe
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paterfamiliaspatriarchnoun
any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
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paterfamiliaspatriarchnoun
a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself
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paterfamilias
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How to use patriarch in a sentence?
My husband Paul and our entire family are devastated by the loss of our patriarch, my beloved brother, Thomas D'Alesandro III, tommy was the finest public servant I have ever known.
The patriarch and the pope share radical ideas and both have the burning desire to move a step forward towards the rapprochement of the two Churches.
It would be our second face-to-face meeting, nothing to do with the war, but now, The Patriarch too agrees : let's stop, it could be an ambiguous signal.
He is the patriarch.
Perpetually restless, Thomas Wolfe was “without a home — a vagabond since [he] was seven” and seeking out where he belonged physically (i.e. in Asheville, his home or Harvard) as well as intellectually. This concept that he was indeed without a father led him to gain greater understanding, eventually realizing that his search for a patriarch was not merely a “father in the flesh,” but a substitution for God, a guiding light, and an alluring source of inspiration.
Translations for patriarch
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- شيخ, بطريركArabic
- баща, патриархBulgarian
- patriarcaCatalan, Valencian
- praotec, patriarchaCzech
- PatriarchGerman
- πατριάρχηςGreek
- patriarkoEsperanto
- patriarcaSpanish
- patriarkkaFinnish
- ættfaðirFaroese
- patriarcheFrench
- stamfaarWestern Frisian
- patrarc, uasalathairIrish
- àrd-athairScottish Gaelic
- ard-ayrManx
- פטריארךHebrew
- pátriárkaHungarian
- տանուտեր, նախահայրArmenian
- patriarkIndonesian
- patriarkoIdo
- patriarcaItalian
- 総大司教, 総主教Japanese
- patriarchaLatin
- aartsvader, patriarchDutch
- patriarkNorwegian
- patriarchaPolish
- patriarcaPortuguese
- старейшина, патриархRussian
- patrijahSerbo-Croatian
- patriarkSwedish
- 族长Chinese
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